Hypospadias and Epispadias
Epispadias is a rare congenital malformation of the male or female urogenital apparatus that consists of a defect of the dorsal wall of the urethra.
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4 Hypospadias and Epispadias Nursing Care Plans
Here are four (4) nursing care plans (NCP) for hypospadias and epispadias.
Major nursing care plan objectives for the child with hypospadias or epispadias include improving the child’s physical appearance, ensuring a positive body image, providing relief of pain and discomfort, decreasing parental anxiety, and absence of complications (bleeding, infection, catheter obstruction and sexual dysfunction).